Hello everyone, Kimberly wanted me to tell you the story behind the Butterfield Overland Mail. I was 7-8 years of age when we celebrated the 100 anniversary of the Butterfield Overland Mail that traveled from Tipton, MO. to San Francisco, CA. My dad was an airline pilot and when he would fly from Tulsa, where we were based to El Paso or onto California, he always noticed ruts in the ground out around the Guadalupe Mountains out toward El Paso. In doing so history, which he LOVED, he discovered that that had been a mail/passenger route used by stagecoaches "back in the old days." He got in touch with many people and together they set up a plan to travel the old route of the stagecoaches. It took several years to put together including obtaining a stage, horses, cowboys, etc. Many cities and towns along the route had huge big parades, parties, barbecues, etc to help in celebrating the 100th birthday of the stage line. Anyway, my dad was instrumental along with American Airlines-who he worked for, the Boy Scouts of America, and of course the National Park Service along with the post office to erect a monument in honor of the pioneer pilots and the Butterfield Overland Mail out at the Guadalupe Moutains, where the Piney Woods station had been. You can still see the remnants of the station there. Anyway, my brother's, dad and others were the first to put a small monument on the saddle of the mountains and then later a helicopter placed the 6 foot stainless steel monument that is still standing. In fact, if you climb to the saddle of the mountains, you can still see the monument, sign the registry, etc. I would LOVE to climb it, but I have bad knees and I'm unable to do it. 2 of my 3 brother's have climbed it in the last several years. It means a lot to our family, and if you go there and want information from them, all you need is an okay from me and some numbers, that you must give them. Anyway, I'll add a picture of my grand kids on a stage and look for some others that I can post for you. Have a great day.